Dec 22, 2025
Guest blog by Sholom— In my years of men’s work, there’s one four-letter word I’ve always carefully avoided. It’s caused me tremendous fear and has made my heart twist into knots. I’ve avoided it because of all it’s connotations and...
Dec 22, 2025
Guest blog by Sholom— There’s a moment that sneaks up on me sometimes—quiet, almost innocent. I see someone walk into a room: confident, relaxed, magnetic. My first thought isn’t I want to be with him, it’s I want to be him. Not really be him, but I want his look....
Dec 22, 2025
Guest blog by James S— What Is Healing? For most of my life, I thought healing meant being cured — waking up one day with no addiction, no unwanted attraction, no struggle. As a child, I remember sensing that something was “wrong” with me, feeling confused, alone, and...
Dec 22, 2025
Guest blog by James S— I want to share something that stems solely from my personal experience and observations over the years—not from any organization, including Brothers Road. I participated in my first “Journey to Manhood” workshop nearly 25 years ago and have...
Dec 22, 2025
Guest blog by Sholom— In the world of psychotherapy, few topics spark more heat than the debate over Reparative/Reintegrative Therapy and Conversion Therapy. For some, these terms are synonymous—triggering memories of coercive techniques, moral judgment, and shame....
Dec 22, 2025
Guest blog by Sholom— We spend our whole lives figuring out who we are. Not just once, not just during adolescence, but repeatedly—through relationships, through loss, through who or what we love. Through what we fear. Identity is like a living thing. It shifts,...
Dec 22, 2025
Guest blog by James S— For many men who are attracted to the same sex, friendship with another man can feel like a sanctuary — a place where we’re finally understood and seen for who we truly are. But sometimes, that same, beautiful closeness turns into something...
Dec 22, 2025
By Rich Wyler, Director, Brothers Road— For years, we’ve been taught to think about addiction primarily in terms of substances or behaviors to stop. Stop drinking. Stop using. Stop acting out. Stop watching. Stop numbing. But addiction experts increasingly agree on...
Dec 21, 2025
Guest blog by Sholom— Have you ever noticed how the things that feel distant, mysterious, or just outside your reach can also feel strangely magnetic? That’s the essence of a psychological phenomenon often summed up as: the exotic becomes erotic. Curiosity Breeds More...
Dec 21, 2025
Guest blog by Sholom— For many men who experience same-sex attraction (SSA), and many men in general, there lies a deeper story beneath the surface of yearning or desire. A story not only about sexuality, but about longing, loss, and the ache for connection that was...
